Sardănăpālus (-pallus), i, m., = Σαρδανάπαλος,
I a celebrated effeminate king of Assyria , who at last burned himself , together with his treasures , Vell. 1, 6, 2; Just. 1, 3, 1; Cic. Tusc. 5, 35, 101; Juv. 10, 362; Ov. Ib. 313; Val. Max. 4, 7 pr.—Poet., as a designation for a weak , effeminate person , Mart. 11, 11, 6.
II —Hence, Sardănăpā-lĭcus , a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Sardanapalus : Sardanapalicum in morem prandere, Sid. Ep. 2, 13 med.